"Dutch Reformed Church of Surinam The Dutch Reformed Church of Surinam was founded in 1667 - 1668 by Rev Basselieres. It was a church of Dutch colonists. Now members are white settlers and ransomed slaves. Most church activities were in Paramaribo. Until 1850 the church was the State Church. The church opoened itself to the African slaves. The church has 15,000-12,000 members and 3 congregations and 5 house fellowships. The church subscribes the Apostles Creed, Heidelberg Catechism and the Canons of Dort. The church maintains a Seminary and a Bible Institute in Nugegoda, Surinam. There's the Dutch Reformed Church, Kerkplein"
"used. The national capital, Paramaribo, is by far the dominant urban area, accounting for nearly half of Suriname's population and most of its urban residents; indeed, its population is greater than the next nine largest cities combined. Most municipalities are located within the capital's metropolitan area, or along the densely populated coastline. Owing to the country's multicultural heritage, Suriname celebrates a variety of distinct ethnic and religious festivals. There are several Hindu and Islamic national holidays like Diwali (deepavali), Phagwa and Eid ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-adha. These holidays do not have fixed dates on the Gregorian calendar, as they are based"
"Suriname Suriname (, , also spelled Surinam), officially known as the Republic of Suriname ( ), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west and Brazil to the south. At just under , it is the smallest sovereign state in South America. Suriname has a population of approximately , most of whom live on the country's north coast, in and around the capital and largest city, Paramaribo. Suriname was long inhabited by various indigenous people before being invaded"
"Lelydorp Lelydorp is the capital city of Wanica District, located in Suriname. With a population of 18,663 (2012), it is the second largest city in Suriname, after Paramaribo. It is located at around . It was originally called ""Kofi Djompo"" but was renamed by Cornelis Lely (the Dutch governor of Suriname in 1905) and since then it is known as ""Lelydorp"". Lely was responsible for many large water construction projects in the Netherlands. The original name ""Kofi Djompo"" is said to refer to a maroon rebel leader called Kofi, who was captured by the Dutch and then decapitated. The Dutch"
"Presidential Palace of Suriname The Presidential Palace of Suriname (Dutch: Gouvernementsgebouw) is the presidential palace of Suriname in the capital of Paramaribo. It is located across from The Independence Square (Onafhankelijkheidsplein), which also houses the National Assembly of Suriname, the Congress building, the Court of Justice, and the Ministry of Finance. It is one of the most prolific and best maintained examples of Dutch colonial architecture in Suriname and is part of the UNESCO world Heritage site of the Paramaribo inner-city. The Garden of Palms is located behind it. The current palace was built in 1730, when former Governor-General of"
"the first Indian man and woman to set foot on Suriname was set up as a memorial. It was unveiled by Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on 7 October 2015. The statue is a replica of the Baba and Mai monument in Paramaribo, Suriname's capital and is gifted by the government of Suriname. Some of the major industries in the Garden Reach area are: Transport system of the garden reach is one of the worst in the city. Road accidents at Sicklane area (at Garden Reach Circular Road) near Kolkata Port are common due to the bad condition of"
"Resorts of Suriname The ten districts of Suriname are divided into 62 resorts (Dutch: ""ressorten""). Within the capital city of Paramaribo, a resort entails a neighbourhood, in other cases it is more akin to a municipality, consisting of a central place with a few settlements around it. The resorts in the Sipaliwini District are especially large, since the inlands of Suriname are sparsely inhabited. The average resort is about 2600 km² and has almost 8,000 inhabitants. According to article 161 of the Constitution of Suriname, the highest political body of the resort is the resort council. Elections for the resort"
"small river known as ""Tawajari Creek"" divides Lelydorp from Saramacca. Lelydorp Lelydorp is the capital city of Wanica District, located in Suriname. With a population of 18,663 (2012), it is the second largest city in Suriname, after Paramaribo. It is located at around . It was originally called ""Kofi Djompo"" but was renamed by Cornelis Lely (the Dutch governor of Suriname in 1905) and since then it is known as ""Lelydorp"". Lely was responsible for many large water construction projects in the Netherlands. The original name ""Kofi Djompo"" is said to refer to a maroon rebel leader called Kofi, who"
"to a spring that has therapeutic properties. Recently, copper has been discovered in the Wanica district. Wanica is divided into 7 resorts (""ressorten""): Wanica District Wanica is a district of Suriname, in the northeast. Wanica's capital city is Lelydorp. Wanica has a population of 118,222 and an area of 443 km². Following neighbouring Paramaribo, Wanica is the second most populated and urbanised district of Suriname. Two thirds of the country's population live in these two districts. The district's capital, originally called ""Kofi Djompo"", was renamed in 1905 for Dutch architect Cornelis Lely, who was responsible for many large construction projects"
"Wanica District Wanica is a district of Suriname, in the northeast. Wanica's capital city is Lelydorp. Wanica has a population of 118,222 and an area of 443 km². Following neighbouring Paramaribo, Wanica is the second most populated and urbanised district of Suriname. Two thirds of the country's population live in these two districts. The district's capital, originally called ""Kofi Djompo"", was renamed in 1905 for Dutch architect Cornelis Lely, who was responsible for many large construction projects in the Netherlands and was also governor of Suriname. Papayas and wheat are the main crops grown in Wanica. It is also home"
"Paramaribo Paramaribo (, nickname: Par′bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's population. The historic inner city of Paramaribo has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002. The city is named for the Paramaribo tribe living at the mouth of the Suriname River; the name is from Tupi–Guarani ""para"" ""large river"" + ""maribo"" ""inhabitants"". The name Paramaribo is probably a corruption of the name of an Indian village, Parmirbo. This was the"
"Suriname River The Suriname River (Dutch: ""Surinamerivier"") is 480 km long and flows through the country Suriname. Its sources are located in the Guiana Highlands on the border between the Wilhelmina Mountains and the Eilerts de Haan Mountains (where it is known as the Gran Rio). The river flows below the reservoir along Brokopondo, Berg en Dal, the migrant communities Klaaskreek and Nieuw-Lombé, Jodensavanne, Carolina, Ornamibo and Domburg, before reaching the capital Paramaribo on the left bank and Meerzorg on the right bank. At Nieuw-Amsterdam it is joined by the Commewijne and immediately thereafter at the sandspit Braamspunt it flows"
"largely remained intact and preserved. Paramaribo is twinned with: Paramaribo Paramaribo (, nickname: Par′bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's population. The historic inner city of Paramaribo has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002. The city is named for the Paramaribo tribe living at the mouth of the Suriname River; the name is from Tupi–Guarani ""para"" ""large river"" + ""maribo"" ""inhabitants"". The name Paramaribo is probably a corruption of the"
"Surin Province Surin (, ; Northern Khmer: , ; Kuy: เหมองสุลิน) is one of the northeastern provinces (""changwat"") of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise) Buriram, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et, and Sisaket. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia. Surin covers a total area of from the Mun River in the north to the Dangrek Mountains in the south. The capital, Surin city, in the western central region province is from Bangkok. The area of present-day Surin has long history of human settlement which dates back to prehistoric times. Historically the region has been ruled by various"
"War. Commewijne is divided into 6 resorts (""ressorten""): Commewijne District Commewijne is a district of Suriname, located on the right bank of the Suriname River. Commewijne's capital city is Nieuw Amsterdam. Tamanredjo is another major town. The district has a population of 31,420 and an area of 2,353 km². One of the most populated of Suriname's districts, Commewijne relies primarily on agriculture for its income, with plantations dating back to the first Dutch colonisation of the area in the 17th century. Along with numerous small colonial forts, Nieuw Amsterdam is the home of Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam, a large fortress built to"
"District consists of the following resorts: Resorts of Suriname The ten districts of Suriname are divided into 62 resorts (Dutch: ""ressorten""). Within the capital city of Paramaribo, a resort entails a neighbourhood, in other cases it is more akin to a municipality, consisting of a central place with a few settlements around it. The resorts in the Sipaliwini District are especially large, since the inlands of Suriname are sparsely inhabited. The average resort is about 2600 km² and has almost 8,000 inhabitants. According to article 161 of the Constitution of Suriname, the highest political body of the resort is the"
"Surin, Thailand Surin (, ) is a town in Thailand, capital of Surin province, east-northeast of Bangkok. It is the site of the annual Surin Elephant Round-up. In 2000, Surin had a population of 41,582. The first part of the name ""Sur-"" originates from the Sanskrit word ""Sura"" (Devanagari: सुर) meaning ""God"" (cf. Asura), and the second part ""-in(thara)"" from Sanskrit is ""Indra"" (Devanagari: इन्द्र). Hence the name of the province literally means ""Lord Indra"". In the north of the province is the valley of the Mun river, a tributary of the Mekong. To the south of the province is"
"group, who have a long history of elephant husbandry. Unlike northern Thailand where elephants are kept for labour, Ta Klang people consider elephants as their friends who can share the same house. Surin Province Surin (, ; Northern Khmer: , ; Kuy: เหมองสุลิน) is one of the northeastern provinces (""changwat"") of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise) Buriram, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et, and Sisaket. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia. Surin covers a total area of from the Mun River in the north to the Dangrek Mountains in the south. The capital, Surin city, in the"
"President of Suriname The President of the Republic of Suriname () is, in accordance with the Constitution of 1987, the head of state and head of government of Suriname, and commander-in-chief of Suriname National Army. The current president is Dési Bouterse, a former army officer and military dictator. He is affiliated with the National Democratic Party. Bouterse was elected on 19 July 2010 and inaugurated on 12 August at the ""Anthony Nesty Sporthal"" (formerly known as National Indoor Stadium). The office of president was created upon independence from the Netherlands in 1975. Until 1987, the role was largely ceremonial. The"
"Johan Ferrier Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier (12 May 1910 – 4 January 2010) was a Surinamese politician who served as the 1st President of Suriname from 25 November 1975 to 13 August 1980. He was that country's last governor before independence, from 1968 to 1975, and first president after it gained independence from the Netherlands. He was named the twentieth century's most important politician in Suriname in 1999. Ferrier was born in 1910 in Suriname's largest city and its capital, Paramaribo. He trained as a teacher. In 1946 he assisted in the establishment of the country's National Party, while Suriname"
"New Nickerie, the main city of Nickerie district and 203 kilometers away from Paramaribo, the capital city of Suriname. This small village has a population of about 6,000. Wageningen has a police office, an administrative office and a doctor’s. There is also a landing strip for small airplanes for agricultural purposes. Wageningen, Suriname Wageningen is a community resort and an agricultural place in the Republic of Suriname and located in the coastal area of West Suriname in the Nickerie District, at the harbour of the Nickerie river across the right estuary of the Maratakka river. Wageningen is well known as"
"Commewijne District Commewijne is a district of Suriname, located on the right bank of the Suriname River. Commewijne's capital city is Nieuw Amsterdam. Tamanredjo is another major town. The district has a population of 31,420 and an area of 2,353 km². One of the most populated of Suriname's districts, Commewijne relies primarily on agriculture for its income, with plantations dating back to the first Dutch colonisation of the area in the 17th century. Along with numerous small colonial forts, Nieuw Amsterdam is the home of Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam, a large fortress built to protect the Commewijne area during the Second Anglo-Dutch"
"geschiedenis van de Surinaamse literatuur"" (A History of Surinamese Literature), published in two volumes in 2003. In 1400 pages it tells the history of oral and written literatures of Suriname. For some years Van Kempen was teaching Dutch in Nijmegen (1980-1982) and Paramaribo, the capital of Surinam (1983-1987). In Suriname he also worked as a teacher in literary criticism and creative writing at the Academie voor Hoger Kunst- en Cultuuronderwijs, as well as coordinator of the Literature Section of the Ministry of Education and Culture. From 1991 through 1995 he was coordinating the Suriname-project of the University Library of Amsterdam"
"Assembly. He also exercises ceremonial duties such as conferring awards, receiving foreign diplomats, and granting pardons. President of Suriname The President of the Republic of Suriname () is, in accordance with the Constitution of 1987, the head of state and head of government of Suriname, and commander-in-chief of Suriname National Army. The current president is Dési Bouterse, a former army officer and military dictator. He is affiliated with the National Democratic Party. Bouterse was elected on 19 July 2010 and inaugurated on 12 August at the ""Anthony Nesty Sporthal"" (formerly known as National Indoor Stadium). The office of president was"
"Saramacca District Saramacca is a district of Suriname, in the north. Saramacca's capital city is Groningen, with other towns and cities including Batavia and Boskamp. Saramacca has a population of 17,480 and an area of 3,636 km². The district has traditionally been the site of dozens of small, family owned farming communities, and it has only been recently that large agricultural projects have begun to emerge, primarily geared to the production of bananas and rice. The district is known for its birds, with ornithologists and birdwatchers coming from all over the world to study and admire Saramacca's toucans, parrots and"
"seemed motivated for independence. On 25 November 1975, Dutch Guiana obtained its independence and changed its name to ""Suriname"". Crown Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and Prime Minister Uyl were in attendance at the independence ceremony in Paramaribo. Soon after Suriname obtained its independence, most Europeans returned to the Netherlands and around 300,000 Surinamese also decided to move to Europe and take Dutch citizenship. In February 1980 Dési Bouterse, head of the Surinamese military, staged a violent coup d'état against Prime Minister Henck Arron and Bouterse became ""de facto"" military leader of the nation. In December 1982, 15 prominent young"
"described above, a feasibility study has been started for a bridge between Suriname and French Guiana. Also a North-South Link connecting Suriname with Brazil via the Vier Gebroeders mountains is being considered. East-West Link (Suriname) The (northern) East-West Link (Dutch: ""Oost-Westverbinding"") is a road in Suriname between Albina in the eastern part of the country to Nieuw Nickerie in the western part, via the capital city of Paramaribo. The southern East-West Link connects Paramaribo with Apoera via Bitagron. Construction of the road link started in the 1960s. In recent years, various ferries on the East-West Link route have been replaced"
"tourism industry and is the location of oceanfront resorts. Marowijne is also home to many Maroon ""palenques."" The Maroons are descendants of slaves who escaped from their Dutch masters centuries ago, particularly slaves who escaped from Suriname's huge plantations during the 18th century. They established autonomy for their interior settlements by a 1785 peace treaty with the Netherlands, which was unable to conquer them. Marowijne is divided into six resorts (""ressorten""): Marowijne District Marowijne is a district of Suriname, located on the north-east coast. Marowijne's capital city is Albina, with other towns including Moengo and Wanhatti. The district borders the"
"Held every January, the Fair features contests of agricultural products, silk cloth, and presentations from governmental institutions. ""Thai Elephant Day."" (งานวันช้างไทย). A light and sound show which describes the legends of Thai elephants. Held annually in the second week of November. ""Ascending Phanom Sawai Mountain Festival."" งานประเพณีขึ้นเขาพนมสวาย. This annual festival is a parade of traditional art and culture to Phanom Sawai mountain, in order to pay respect to Phra Yai, the intimate Buddha’s footprint, Luang Phu Dun, and Wat Phanom Silaram. This festival is held in March. Surin, Thailand Surin (, ) is a town in Thailand, capital of Surin"
"a treaty with the Dutch colonizers, who allowed them territorial autonomy. 10 October is still a day celebrated among some Surinamese Maroons. In the last decades of the 20th century a large number of the Ndyuka people began moving from their ancestral villages to the coast, especially in and around Paramaribo, the country's capital. Their motivations for moving were mainly economic. Ndyuka people The Ndyuka people (pejoratively spelled 'Djuka') or Aukan people or Okanisi sama, are one of six Maroon peoples (formerly called ""Bush Negroes"", which also has pejorative tinges) in the Republic of Suriname and one of the Maroon"
"also home to a spring that supposedly has medicinal properties. Para is divided into 5 resorts (""ressorten""): In the 2004 census, Para had 18,749 inhabitants. This rose in the 2012 census to 24,700 inhabitants, a 31.1% increase. Para District Para is a district of northern Suriname. Para's capital city is Onverwacht, with other towns including Paranam, Sabana and Zanderij. Para has a population of 24,700 and an area of 5,393 km². The district is the mining and forestry centre of Suriname, with many large bauxite mining operations operating. The ruins of the city of Jodensavanne are in Para district. Jews"
"the Surinamese capital, Paramaribo, were the heir presumptive Princess Beatrix, and her husband Prince Claus. Scandal rocked the royal family again in 1976, when it was revealed that Prince Bernhard had accepted a US$1.1 million bribe from U.S. aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Corporation to influence the Dutch government's purchase of fighter aircraft in what became known as the Lockheed Scandal. Prime Minister Joop den Uyl ordered an inquiry into the affair, while Prince Bernhard refused to answer reporters' questions, stating: ""I am above such things."" Rather than calling on the queen to abdicate, the Dutch people were this time fearful that"
"Society of Suriname. The capital of Berbice was at Fort Nassau until 1790. In that year, the town of New Amsterdam, which grew around Fort Sint Andries, was made the new capital of the colony. Berbice was settled in 1627 by the businessman Abraham van Peere from Vlissingen, under the suzerainty of the Dutch West India Company. Until 1714, the colony remained the personal possession of Van Peere and his descendants. Little is known about the early years of the colony, other than that it succeeded in repelling an English attack in 1665 in the Second Anglo-Dutch War. Apparently some"